9:19 PM,
Mar. 19, 2014

Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz talks with his players during a game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Written by

Max Smith
| The Tennessean

A compromise between the Memphis Grizzlies, the Nashville Predators, their leagues and players' unions might allow the state House to pass a bill to repeal a tax on professional athletes' earnings, one they've fought for more than a year.

Tennessee is one of 18 states with a tax requiring certain professions to pay for the privilege of operating in the state. The "Occupational Privilege Tax" lists engineers, pharmacists, architects and others as taxable occupations, but it often is called the "jock tax" because of the high-profile athletes who also must pay.